Luke's Rhetorical Compositions
Essays in Lukan Studies
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
Luke's Rhetorical Compositions offers new ideas in Lukan scholarship, especially in regard to Aelius Theon's first-century rhetoric manual (Progymnasmata) and inter-textual, Lukan-Pauline, biblical studies. Two chapters deserve special mention: the material in chapter 3 is a groundbreaking discussion of Acts 2:38 in which its Greek verb tense speaks to the subsequent reception of the gift of the Holy Spirit following salvation, not coincident with salvation. In Acts 2:38 it is Luke's intention to portray Peter as promising the gift of the Holy Spirit to hearers and to those beyond narrative time as a Pentecostal experience. Chapter 9 discusses Luke's use of progymnasmatic examples in his descriptions of the salvation experience. It also discusses Luke's clarification of Paul using narrative persuasion from Jesus tradition and history. Also, Luke's use of basic soteriological vocabulary provides clarity and plausibility. His distinctive selection of examples from the Jesus tradition and his duplication of Paul's soteriological vocabulary is very helpful.
Endorsements (2)
“Elbert provides deep insight into the mind and method of Saint Luke. . . . While showing Luke’s distinctively inspired insights in the proclamation of the church, he also shows that the writer of Luke-Acts is being faithful to the common apostolic witness found in Paul and the Gospel traditions. . . . Elbert, like Saint Luke, writes to the twenty-first century Theophilus ‘that you may know the truth concerning the things in which you have been instructed.’”
“Elbert draws again from several disciplines to frame his compelling arguments. He makes informed use of Greek rhetoric, which Luke draws upon in his paired volumes. . . . He also devotes significant attention to numerous links between Luke’s message and Paul’s writings. . . . Although he has been disappointed with ETS for its failure to really address issues such as Spirit reception, nonetheless, he is thoroughly positive in his approach and contribution.”
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